These old rugby players have joined up years after their last match together. The old scrum-half feed them the beer as he did the ball, all those years ago.
Captive wood pigeons are set in the canopy of the trees to draw in the migrating palombes. This clever chap has trained his pigeons to also entertain them.
'Froid de canard' is a French description when it is bitterly cold. Clearly, this poor chap is going to have to do better than a few droopy flowers to warm this lady's heart.